Mr. Alan WilliamsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many companies have notified him of redundancies in Wales since June 1979; and what is the total number of jobs lost.
§ Mr. Peter Walker[holding answer 23 November 1987]: Information on the number of companies notifying redundancies is not collected centrally.
There were 52,413 redundancies notified to the Manpower Services Commission between June 1979 and December 1980. Since the latter date, when the basis for collecting the figures changed, notifications have been as shown in the following table:
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Number 1981 36,432 1982 24,647 1983 16,041 1984 11,441 1985 15,027 1986 11,357 11987 3,259 Total 118,204 1 to September.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerExpenditure on regional selective assistance, and regional development grants, for the financial years 1978–79 to 1986–87 at outturn and constant prices is as follows: